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Project or Project Activity or to seek 

funding from other donors, no MCC 

Funding or MCA-Morocco resources 

may be applied to such evaluation or 

special study without MCC’s prior 

written approval. 

5. Other Components of the M&E Plan 

In addition to the Monitoring and 

Evaluation Components, the M&E Plan 

will include the following components 

for the Program, Projects and Project 

Activities, including, where 

appropriate, roles and responsibilities of 

the relevant parties and providers: 

(a) Costs. A detailed cost estimate for 

all components of the M&E Plan. 

(b) Assumptions and Risks. Any 

assumptions and risks external to the 

Program that underlie the 

accomplishment of the Objectives and 

Project Activity Outcomes. However, 

such assumptions and risks will not 

excuse Parties’ performance unless 

otherwise expressly agreed to in writing 

by all Parties. 

6. Implementation of the M&E Plan 

(a) Approval and Implementation. 

The approval and implementation of the 

M&E Plan, as amended from time to 

time, will be in accordance with this 

M&E Annex, PIA, and any other 

relevant supplemental agreement. 

(b) Modifications. Notwithstanding 

anything to the contrary in this 

Compact, including the requirements of 

this M&E Annex, MCC and the 

Government (or a mutually acceptable 

Government affiliate or permitted 

designee) may modify or amend the 

M&E Plan or any component thereof, 

including those elements described 

herein, without amending this Compact; 

provided, any such modification or 

amendment of the M&E Plan has been 

approved by MCC in writing and is 

otherwise consistent with the 

requirements of this Compact and any 

relevant supplemental agreement 

between the Parties. 

[FR Doc. E7–18265 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9211–03–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Notice of Permits Issued Under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under 

the Antarctic Conservation of 1978, 

Public Law 95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permits issued under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

This is the required notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, 

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

13, 2007, the National Science 

Foundation published a notice in the 

Federal Register of a permit application 

received. A permit was issued on 

September 11, 2007 to: Rachael MorganKiss, Permit No. 2008–005. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–18125 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade 

Advisory Committee on Small and 

Minority Business (ITAC–11) 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of a Partially Opened 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory 

Committee on Small and Minority 

Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting 

on Thursday, September 20, 2007, from 

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be 

closed to the public from 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m. and opened to the public from 1 

p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

September 20, 2007, unless otherwise 

notified. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

& Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, Room 3407. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at 

(202) 482–3222, Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

opened portion of the meeting the 

following agenda items will be 

considered. 

• Export Financing Issues. 

Information on what type of loans, how 

many loans and what dollar amount in 

loans are made to small/minority 

businesses vs. large businesses in the 

U.S. by Ex-Im Bank through the Small 

Business Administration. 

• Americas Competitiveness Forum. 

An update on the accomplishments 

made by the Americas Competitiveness 

Forum, which was held in Atlanta in 

June 2007. A projection on what plans 

are being made for a follow up to the 

forum in 2008. 

• Update on Programs Offered by the 

U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service. A 

briefing and update on programs and 

services that are available to small and 

minority businesses through the U.S. 

and Foreign Commercial Service. 

Tiffany M. Moore, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for 

Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E7–18301 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W7–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Opportunity To Apply for 

Nominations to the World Trade 

Organization Dispute Settlement 

Indicative List of Potential Panelists 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to apply 

for nomination by the United States to 

the indicative list of non-governmental 

potential panelists provided for in 

Article 8.4 of the Understanding on 

Rules and Procedures Governing the 

Settlement of Disputes (‘‘DSU’’) and in 

the Decision on Certain Dispute 

Settlement Procedures for the General 

Agreement on Trade in Services 

(‘‘GATS’’) of the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO’’). 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative is seeking to 

update the current list of U.S. nongovernmental individuals on the 

indicative list of potential panelists 

maintained by the WTO Secretariat, as 

provided for in Article 8.4 of the DSU. 

The DSU provides a mechanism for the 

settlement of disputes between the 

Members of the WTO. A three-person 

panel conducts each dispute settlement 

proceeding and issues a report for 

consideration by the Dispute Settlement 

Body (‘‘DSB’’). The indicative list assists 

in selecting panelists for dispute 

settlement proceedings; panelists often 

are drawn from the indicative list, 

although there is no requirement to do 

so. Article 8.4 of the DSU also provides 

for periodically updating the indicative 

list. Section 123(b) of the Uruguay 

Round Agreement Act (‘‘URAA’’), 

Public Law 103–405, provides that the 

Trade Representative shall seek to 

ensure that persons appointed to the 

WTO indicative list are well-qualified 

and that the indicative list includes 

persons with expertise in all of the 

subject matters covered by the Uruguay 

Round Agreements. USTR invites 


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citizens of the United States with 

appropriate qualifications, discussed 

below, to apply for consideration as a 

nominee to the indicative list. 

DATES: Eligible citizens are encouraged 

to apply by October 19, 2007 to be 

considered for nomination to the list in 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information contact Sandy McKinzy, 

Litigation Assistant, USTR Office of 

Monitoring and Enforcement, (202) 395–

3582. Further information on the 

indicative list is available on the WTO 

Web site at http://www.wto.org in a 

document designated WT/DSB/33. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Article 8.4 of the DSU, the WTO 

Secretariat maintains an indicative list 

of well-qualified governmental and nongovernmental individuals, including 

persons who have served on or 

presented a case to a panel, taught or 

published on international trade law or 

policy, served as a senior trade policy 

official of a WTO member country, or 

served in the WTO Secretariat. The 

indicative list is used to assist in the 

selection of panelists for dispute 

settlement proceedings. Panel members 

are to be selected with a view to 

ensuring a sufficiently diverse 

background and a wide spectrum of 

experience. 

The current list dates principally from 

2003 (with the addition of some persons 

nominated later and approved by the 

DSB). In addition to being available on 

the WTO Web site, the list is also 

reproduced in the USTR Annual Report, 

available on the USTR Web site at 

http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/ 

Reports_Publications/2007/ 

2007_Trade_Policy_Agenda. 

The indicative list includes a special 

roster of those with expertise in 

particular service sectors, pursuant to 

the Decision on Certain Dispute 

Settlement Procedures for the GATS 

(S/L/2 of 4 April 1995). GATS disputes 

could involve, inter alia, one or more of 

the following eleven principal sectors: 

(1) Business services, including 

professional and related services, (for 

example, legal, accounting, auditing and 

bookkeeping, taxation, medical, dental, 

veterinary, engineering, architectural, 

and urban planning services), computer 

and related services, research and 

development services, real estate 

services, rental and leasing services, and 

advertising and management services; 

(2) communication services (including 

audio-visual services); (3) construction 

and related engineering services; (4) 

distribution services; (5) educational 

services; (6) environmental services; (7) 

financial services, including insurance 

and insurance-related services, banking 

and securities services; (8) health 

related and social services; (9) tourism 

and travel-related services; (10) 

recreational, cultural and sporting 

services, and (11) transport services. 

Panels for GATS disputes are to be 

composed of well-qualified 

governmental and/or non-governmental 

individuals who have experience in 

issues related to GATS and/or trade in 

services, including associated regulatory 

matters. Dispute settlement panels 

concerning sectoral matters under the 

GATS must have expertise relevant to 

the specific service sector to which the 

dispute relates. The GATS Annex on 

Financial Services further provides that 

panels for disputes on prudential issues 

and other financial matters must have 

the necessary expertise relevant to the 

specific financial service under dispute. 

USTR currently seeks applications 

related to the list of non-governmental 

individuals. Persons selected by USTR 

will be nominated for inclusion on the 

WTO indicative list subject to DSB 

approval. Inclusion of a name on the 

list, however, does not necessarily mean 

that the individual will be selected for 

service on a panel. DSU Article 8.2 

provides that citizens of WTO Members 

who are parties or interested third 

parties to a dispute may not serve on the 

panel in that dispute unless the parties 

agree otherwise. For example, panels for 

disputes in which the United States is 

a party or interested third party cannot 

include any U.S. citizens unless the 

parties to the dispute agree otherwise. 

Since the United States is a party or 

third party to almost every dispute, very 

few U.S. citizens have served as 

panelists. 

Functions of Panels 

WTO dispute settlement panels 

consist of three persons (unless the 

parties agree to have five panelists) 

whose function is to make an objective 

assessment of the matter under dispute, 

including an objective assessment of the 

facts of the case, the applicability of the 

relevant WTO agreements and the 

conformity of the measure under 

consideration with the obligations of 

those agreements. In addition, panels 

are to make such other findings as will 

assist the DSB in making the 

recommendations provided for in the 

WTO agreements. Panelists must act in 

strict conformity with the provisions of 

the WTO agreements, including 

application of the appropriate standard 

of review. Panels are responsible for 

providing a report to the DSB, including 

recommendations if necessary, on the 

conformity of the matter under dispute 

with WTO obligations. Panelists must 

also comply with the WTO Rules of 

Conduct (available at http:// 

www.wto.org in a document designated 

WT/DSB/RC/1) relating to conflicts of 

interest and conduct as a panelist. 

Procedures for Application 

Non-governmental U.S. citizens (i.e., 

individuals not currently employed 

fulltime by the U.S. Federal government 

or a state or local government) meeting 

the qualifications of Article 8 of the 

DSU and possessing expertise in 

international trade in goods, services, 

intellectual property rights or other 

matters covered by the WTO agreements 

are invited to file an application for 

nomination to the WTO list. 

Applications must be submitted (i) 

Electronically, to FR0719@ustr.eop.gov, 

with ‘‘Indicative List Application’’ in 

the subject line, or (ii) by fax, to Sandy 

McKinzy at (202) 395–3640, with a 

confirmation copy sent electronically to 

the electronic mail address above, in 

accordance with the requirements for 

submission set out below. 

Applicants are to provide the 

following information to the extent 

applicable, and should bear in mind the 

information on the ‘‘Summary 

Curriculum Vitae for Persons Proposed 

for the Indicative List’’ at the end of the 

document designated WTO/DSB/33: 

1. Name of the applicant; 

2. Business address, telephone 

number and, if available, fax number 

and e-mail address; 

3. Citizenship(s); 

4. Foreign language fluency, spoken 

and written; 

5. Current employment, including 

title, description of responsibilities, and 

name and address of employer; 

6. Relevant education and 

professional training, including 

particular service-sector expertise, if 

any; 

7. Post-education employment 

history, including the dates and address 

of each prior position and a summary of 

responsibilities; 

8. Relevant professional affiliations 

and certifications; 

9. List of publications and speeches; 

teaching experience in the area of trade; 

also, one copy of any speeches and 

publications relevant to the subject 

matter of the WTO agreements or 

service sector; 

10. List of international trade 

proceedings or domestic proceedings 

relating to international trade (WTO) 

matters in which the person has 

provided advice or otherwise 

participated, including judicial or 

administrative proceedings over which 

that person has presided; 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

11. The names and nationalities of all 

foreign principals for whom the 

applicant is currently or has previously 

been registered pursuant to the Foreign 

Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 611 

et seq., and the dates of all registration 

periods; 

12. Names, addresses, telephone and, 

if available, email addresses of three 

individuals authorized to provide 

information to USTR concerning the 

applicant’s qualifications for service, 

including the applicant’s familiarity 

with international trade laws and other 

areas of expertise, character, reliability 

and judgment; and 

13. A short statement of qualifications 

in light of Article 8.1 of the DSU, 

including information relevant to the 

applicant’s familiarity with 

international trade, services or other 

issues covered by the WTO agreements, 

and availability for service. 

USTR encourages the submission of 

documents in Adobe PDF format as 

attachments to an electronic mail. 

Interested persons who make 

submissions by electronic mail should 

not provide separate cover letters; 

information that might appear in a cover 

letter should be included in the 

submission itself. Similarly, to the 

extent possible, any attachments to the 

submission should be included in the 

same file as the submission itself, and 

not as separate files. 

Information provided by applicants 

will be used by USTR for the purpose 

of selecting candidates for nomination 

to the WTO list. Further information 

concerning potential conflicts may be 

requested from individuals and the 

possibility of significant conflicts will 

be taken into consideration in 

evaluating applicants. 

U.S. citizens who are current 

members of the WTO list and are 

interested in continuing to serve on the 

list need not reapply in response to this 

notice. Individuals who have previously 

applied but have not been selected for 

nomination may reapply. USTR will 

contact applicants that qualify for 

further consideration as nominees 

regarding any additional information 

that may be required. 

This notice contains a collection of 

information provision subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) which 

has been approved by OMB. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to respond to 

nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the PRA unless that 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB number. This 

notice’s collection of information 

burden is only for those persons who 

wish to voluntarily apply for 

nomination to the WTO list. It is 

expected that the collection of 

information burden will be under 3 

hours. This is a one-time-only collection 

of information, and contains no annual 

reporting and recordkeeping burden. 

This collection of information was 

approved by OMB under OMB Control 

Number 0350–0014. Send comments 

regarding the collection of information 

burden or any other aspect of the 

information collection to USTR at the 

address above. 

The following statements are made in 

accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). 

Provision of the information requested 

above is voluntary; however, failure to 

provide the information will preclude 

consideration of the applicant as a 

candidate for the WTO list. The 

information may be disclosed to 

government officials, including 

members of the TPSC Subcommittee on 

Monitoring and Enforcement, for the 

purpose of evaluation of applications. 

Information on nominees will be 

furnished to the WTO pursuant to 

requirements under the DSU. 

Daniel E. Brinza, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 07–4597 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W7–M 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Federal Employees Health Benefits 

Program: Medically Underserved Areas 

for 2008 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice of Medically 

Underserved Areas for 2008. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) has completed its 

annual determination of the States that 

qualify as Medically Underserved Areas 

under the Federal Employees Health 

Benefits (FEHB) Program for calendar 

year 2008. This is necessary to comply 

with a provision of the FEHB law that 

mandates special consideration for 

enrollees of certain FEHB plans who 

receive covered health services in States 

with critical shortages of primary care 

physicians. Accordingly, for calendar 

year 2008, OPM’s calculations show that 

the following states are Medically 

Underserved Areas under the FEHB 

Program: Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, 

and Wyoming. For the 2008 calendar 

year Texas and West Virginia are being 

removed from the list, and no new states 

have been added. 

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ingrid Burford, 202–606–0004. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEHB law 

(5 U.S.C. 8902(m)(2)) mandates special 

consideration for enrollees of certain 

FEHB plans who receive covered health 

services in States with critical shortages 

of primary care physicians. The FEHB 

law also requires that a State be 

designated as a Medically Underserved 

Area if 25 percent or more of the 

population lives in an area designated 

by the Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) as a primary medical 

care manpower shortage area. Such 

States are designated as Medically 

Underserved Areas for purposes of the 

FEHB Program, and the law requires 

non-HMO FEHB plans to reimburse 

beneficiaries, subject to their contract 

terms, for covered services obtained 

from any licensed provider in these 

States. 

FEHB regulations (5 CFR 890.701) 

require OPM to make an annual 

determination of the States that qualify 

as Medically Underserved Areas for the 

next calendar year by comparing the 

latest HHS State-by-State population 

counts on primary medical care 

manpower shortage areas with U.S. 

Census figures on State resident 

populations. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Howard C. Weizmann, 

Deputy Director. 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–56378; File No. SR–CBOE–

2006–90] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Chicago Board Options Exchange, 

Incorporated; Notice of Filing of a 

Proposed Rule Change and 

Amendment No. 1 Thereto to Trade 

Delayed Start Option Series 

September 10, 2007. 

Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on November 


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